Jim Brown Quotes

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• I'm not interested in trying to work on people's perceptions. I am who I am, and if you don't take the time to learn about…
• People think that coaches are always right, but it's difficult to teach a runner how to run, because every runner is different. You have to…
• I loved the game. We played because we loved it.
• When you have a problem, rules don't solve your problem. It's caring and education.
• Nobody I ever broke bread with, and I see players all the time, talked about using their head running the football.
• If you truly believe something, and it's incorrect, that doesn't mean you don't have integrity.
• I don't teach kids to be number 1. Organizations and people that tell you you have to be number 1; that's not it. You don't…
• I had a choice to be lazy or lean - if I hadn't changed, thing probably would catch up with me.
• Make sure when anyone tackles you he remembers how much it hurts.
• Act your age. Students do not look upon you as a buddy, pal, or peer. They expect you to be a mature adult....Many young teachers…
• I was just a big guy running down with a big, deep pocket and little short stick putting it against my chest.
• I could fully express myself in lacrosse.
• ...you could be the best team or the best player in different generations and people respect each other. Nobody cares who was the best.
• Lacrosse is probably the best sport I ever played.
• I could run 200 yards at a stretch, I could duck between players, I felt free to make plays that suited me best. It wasn't…
• There was no publicity. You had to like it. There was no pressure, just great competition. The attitude of the coaches and players was exceptional.
• I came from Long Island, so I had a lot of experience at the stick. I played in junior high school, then I played in…
• I'm a very sensitive person. I do like to be respected. I'm very loyal. I like it to be a two-way street.
• I think the National Football League needs a new union. The heavyweights of this union are not heavyweights enough.
• The bikes have been sitting around, but now were getting them out and using them.

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